Checkpoint

"Our aged care sector is a nursing-led profession and for far too long they have been undervalued," Aged Care Association chief executive Simon Wallace told Checkpoint.

"I think what we've seen with… Read more Video, Audio

The struggles and shortfalls of the country's aged care sector have been laid bare in a new review into Covid-19 clusters in rest homes.

More than half of New Zealand's Covid-19 deaths have been in… Read more Video, Audio

Senior hospital doctors says hospitals are in a dire state and the government has a chance to spend up big to solve the problem once and for all.

The government's first nationwide stock-take came out… Read more Audio

Controversy is growing among some school communities after reports of staff tearing down Black Lives Matter posters.

Students from Auckland's Marist College and Christchurch's St Andrew's College… Read more Audio

The mayor of Kaikōura is welcoming new money for his town today, but says more will be needed if it is going to bounce back from the fallout from Covid-19.

The Prime Minister and Tourism Minister… Read more Video, Audio

An Auckland University linguist says the expression "stick to your knitting" can be traced back at least 150 years, but he probably will not be using it again.

Dr Keith Montgomery from Auckland… Read more Video, Audio

The knitting community is split over whether National MP Paul Goldsmith's comments on Tuesday telling the Prime Minister to 'stick to her knitting' were offensive.

It came after Jacinda Ardern… Read more Audio

The Electricity Authority says planned changes to the way the national power grid is paid for should have only modest impact on consumer and business power bills.

It's unveiled a new user-pays based… Read more Audio

There are calls for Trade Minister David Parker to muscle up to the European Union following a "disappointing" offer on free trade.

It's the first formal offer on the table but a far cry from what… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

WARNING: Includes graphic details distressing to some listeners.

The man who admitted murdering Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore 25 years ago has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in… Read more Audio

The Human Rights Commission has slammed the Parliamentary process for rushing through controversial powers for alert level 2.

There was backlash last month when the coalition government passed the… Read more Audio